If you would like to purchase any items, please contact Margaret Schwab at .
The Christmas ornaments are easy and inexpensive to ship. The notebooks are a bit more expensive to ship, so we would prefer to find a way to get them to you in person if we can.
CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS :$20 + shipping
Celebrate the Birth of Jesus with the Catholic Women's League! This beautiful pewter Christmas Ornament features the stylized Madonna surrounded by a wreath of holly. Great for your Christmas tree, or hang it on your wall, or in a window. Comes with a silver ribbon attached.
This ornament isn't just for CWL members, your friends and family would love them too!
Wording on the ornament:
2024 Celebrate the Birth of Jesus The Catholic Women's League of Canada
NOTEBOOKS : $20 + shipping
Whether at meetings or conventions, or even just doing your grocery shopping, this notebook is great for writing down all of your thoughts. It contains :
160 white lined pages,
an accordion pocket on the inside for keeping important documents (like your meal tickets),
and a ribbon page marker.
NOTE: Renee Spohn has 15 notebooks for sale, please contact her at or (403) 892-6641.
The process for giving the voting delegate an instructed vote begins at the parish council meeting early in the year. Each parish council’s instructed vote will be given to the diocesan council at the diocesan annual meeting of members. The diocesan council's instructed vote will be given to the provincial council at the provincial annual meeting of members. The provincial council's instructed vote is the final vote and will be given at the national meeting of members.
Parish Council Presidents
At a parish council meeting held at least one month prior to the diocesanannualmeetingofmembers, schedule a time to hold the vote on the proposed amendment. In the meetingannouncement, inform members that the vote will be taken.
When the time for the vote arrives, read (or have someone read) the proposed amendmentand the reasons for it. Allow time for discussion and questions.
Take the vote, both forand against. Count and record the numbers both for and against theproposed amendment. If two-thirds of the members present and voting have voted infavour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote that the president, as votingdelegate, will take to the diocesanannualmeetingofmembersis “YES.” If there are not two-thirds infavour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote to be taken to thediocesanannualmeetingofmembersis “NO.”
Complete the Parish Council Instructed Vote Form provided with the information requested.Both the president and the secretary sign the form.
Keep the yellow copy of the form and send the white copy to the diocesan president at leasttwo weeks prior to the diocesanannualmeetingofmembers.
Bringthecopy to the diocesanannualmeetingofmembersto ensurethatthevotingdelegatevotesas instructed.
Schedule a time on the agenda of the diocesan annual meeting of members to hold the vote on the proposed amendment.
Upon receiving the parish council voting forms, note the results of the votes to ensure that the voting delegates vote as instructed. An abstention on any proposed amendment will be considered a “no” vote.
When the proposed amendment comes up on the agenda, inform the members that only the voting delegates (parish council presidents or designates) may vote and they must vote as instructed by their parish council. A roll call of the voting delegates (or designates) prior to the voting procedure will officially confirm the two-thirds vote required ― “yes” (in favour) or “no” (against) the proposed amendment.
Read (or have someone read) the proposed amendment and take the vote, both for and against. Record the number of voting delegates (parish council presidents or designates) both for and against the proposed amendment. If two-thirds of the voting delegates present and voting have voted in favour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote that the diocesan president will take to the provincial annual meeting of members is “YES.” If there are not two-thirds in favour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote to be taken to the provincial annual meeting of members is “NO.”
Complete the Diocesan Council Instructed Vote Form provided with the information requested. Both the president and the secretary sign the form.
Keep the yellow copy of the form and send the white copy to the provincial president at least two weeks prior to the provincial annual meeting of members.
Bring the copy to the provincial annual meeting of members to ensure that the voting delegate votes as instructed.
Instructed Vote Process - Provincial
Provincial Council Presidents
Schedule a time on the agenda of the provincial annual meeting of members to hold the vote on the proposed amendment.
Upon receiving the diocesan council voting forms, note the results of the votes to ensure that the voting delegates vote as instructed.
When the proposed amendment comes up on the agenda, inform the members that only the voting delegates (diocesan presidents or designates) may vote and they must vote as instructed by their diocesan council.
Read (or have someone read) the proposed amendment and take the vote, both for and against. Record the number of voting delegates (diocesan presidents or designates) both for and against the proposed amendment. If two-thirds of the voting delegates present and voting have voted in favour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote that the provincial president will take to the national annual meeting of members is “YES.” If there are not two-thirds in favour of the proposed amendment, then the instructed vote to be taken to the national annual meeting of members is “NO.”
Complete the Provincial Council Instructed Vote Form provided with the information requested. Both the president and the secretary sign the form.
Keep the yellow copy of the form and send the white copy to national office at least two weeks prior to the national annual meeting of members.
Bring the copy to the national annual meeting of members to ensure that the voting delegate votes as instructed.
Instructed Vote Process - National
National President
Schedule a time on the agenda of the national annual meeting of members to hold the vote on the proposed amendment.
Upon receiving the provincial council voting forms at national office, the results of the votes are noted to ensure that the voting delegates vote as instructed.
When the proposed amendment comes up on the agenda, inform the members that only the voting delegates (provincial presidents or designates) may vote and they must vote as instructed by their provincial council.
Read (or have someone read) the proposed amendment and take the vote, both for and against. Record the number of voting delegates (provincial presidents or designates) both for and against the proposed amendment. If two-thirds of the voting delegates present have voted in favour of the amendment, then the proposed amendment is adopted. If there are not two-thirds in favour of the proposed amendment, then the proposed amendment is lost.
Amendments adopted by instructed vote at the national annual meeting of members require the approval of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. This approval shall be applied for within sixty (60) days following the national annual meeting of members and no amendment shall enter into force or be acted upon prior to approval being received. Duly adopted amendments are forwarded to and retained by Industry Canada.
Instructed Vote: Notice of Motion to Amend the Constitution & Bylaws (2013)
Amendment II Patroness was defeated. Our Lady of Good Counsel remains our patroness. All other amendments were approved. The attached Faith, Service and Social Justicedocument was prepared by National and gives us insight into the envisioned future of the League to work through these three standing committees.
Resolution 2022.01 Enact Federal Legislation to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
Congratulations to St. Patrick’s CWL council for their resolution on Food Loss and Waste. After over 3 years of working on this resolution it was adopted. The Resolution is here, including the brief and action plan.
Pages 153-155
